Since 1967, Fastenal has grown from a small-town fastener shop, to a thriving regional business, to North America’s largest fastener distributor, to the world’s most efficient supplier of OEM, MRO, and construction products.

With over 2,500 store locations and more than 19,000 total employees, each store provides tailored local inventory and personal service for our customers. Backed by our global sourcing, quality, and logistics operations, each store is a local, one-stop source for a spectrum of OEM, MRO and construction supplies resulting in 2016 total sales of $3,962,036,000.

Fastenal’s headquarters has been located in Winona, MN, ever since we opened our first store in 1967. Today, our Winona headquarters is home to over 1,500 talented people specializing in various departments within our company: Accounting/Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Operations, Product Development and more.

As we've expanded through all 50 states and 20-plus nations across the world, we've retained a core belief in people and their ability to accomplish remarkable things - if given the opportunity. From this philosophy stems an entrepreneurial culture that challenges every employee to run their own business, create their own success, and advance to become company leaders.